This design is rather an amalgamation of different motifs that have been put together to resemble the tile patterns that were produced in the UK mid-century.

I have taken some liberties with the colours and, although the colouring is still firmly mid-century, it is much brighter and more extreme than you perhaps might have found that time. The colours, as you may have guessed, are from my extended mid-century palette.

The intention with this particular pattern was to produce a very colourful design for both clothing and homeware products such as cushions. I have included an image which shows four of this range made with Redbubble where I hope that you will agree that they produce good-looking and pleasant patterned final products. For the want of a better name I decided to title them as shown above.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

This pattern was intended as a fabric pattern for the curtains in a room which I was just starting to create but, now that it is finished, I am wondering whether it would also make a good design for a feature wall.

The mid-century decades, particularly in the United Kingdom, were a time of great experimentation in decorating which was sparked by the sudden appearance of a variety of different designs, materials and also, and this is often forgotten, tutorials advising people how to do their decoration.

Of course, decorating advice has always been available but usually this was in the form of somewhat specialised books which a homeowner would purchase only if they were particularly interested in redecoration. The mid-century decades saw the beginning of magazines available each month which showed in detail how to change the interior of one’s house.

Often these magazines showcased relatively inexpensive ideas that did not require tremendous expertise. This led to many people trying out new decorating concepts and often stretching the bounds of what was possible. One feature was that of the contrast wall where one of the walls in the room, often one immediately seen by a visitor, is papered in a contrasting and striking pattern. This idea was very popular and created some great rooms although it seems recently to have all but disappeared.

With that in mind, this design could well be used as a contrast wallpaper in the room such as a dining room which was intended to be decorated in a clean and relatively cool manner.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

The 1960s in the United Kingdom is always seen as a formative time
for design but the patterns that people associate with the 60s really
only occurred at the end of the decade.

It was a time of
great innovation but it was also a time of great excess when
boundaries and limits were pushed as far as they could go and often
beyond. Many of the designs and ideas are perhaps a little too
forceful and imaginative for today’s consumption but this pattern, I
hope, is both acceptable and meaningful as a modern-day design. The
pattern is very rooted in the ideas and motifs of that exciting time
and the colouring is taken from my mid-century extended palette and
is designed to represent the strides that were being made to bring in
new and vibrant colouring.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs andpatterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

This is a fascinating pattern that takes for its inspiration designs
from the late 1960s in the United Kingdom and which uses, for me, an
unusual colouring.

The purpose of this
design was to use for soft furnishings, in particular curtains. The
effect that I was trying to capture was a clean and slightly rich
look which would work well with most other types of mid-century
decoration.

In the event, having
finished the design, I realised that it was perhaps more suited to
red or brown colouring such as is normal mid-century but I still
think that this will make good curtains for the right type of room.
I have this in my list of things to do and hopefully I should be able
to show a 3D interior visualisation in the coming days ahead.

If you wish, you canalso see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs andpatterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.